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Epigenetics Society
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The Epigenetics Society (ES) is almost 30 years old, and our membership consists of principal investigators, postdoctoral fellows, and students who all share a great enthusiasm for the field of epigenetics. https://epigeneticssocietyint.com/home
‪Mark Histed‬‬ ‪@markhisted.org‬‬
A bad thing is unfolding at NIH this week: It looks like the … administration is trying to replace key civil servant scientific leaders, the Institute Directors, with political hires. These directors control the NIH budget, tens of billions. #StandUpForScience
November 14, 2025 at 1:19 PM
‪Jeremy Berg‬‬ Former Head of NIGMS, NIH
More NIH institute & center director positions posted, closing 11/26/25. hr.nih.gov/careers/open... Including Center for Scientific Review (CSR), National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR), National Institute of Allergy & Infectious Diseases (NIAID).
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November 12, 2025 at 7:13 PM
About NIH Leadership
‪Posted by Jeremy Berg‬‬ (former head of NIH GMS)
‪@jeremymberg.bsky.social‬‬
Interesting podcast about "Jay" Bhattacharya and his mentor, Harvard President Alan Garber from the Boston Globe
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Jay & Alan
YouTube video by The Boston Globe
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November 12, 2025 at 1:39 PM
‪@unbreaking.org‬‬
We have a new timeline up today on our Medical Research Funding page, documenting the onslaught of political, legal, and bureaucratic attacks on medical research since January: unbreaking.org/issues/medic...
November 7, 2025 at 9:43 PM
@katiephang.bsky.social‬‬
NEW: In April, the Trump admin withheld $250 million in federal research funding from Cornell, accusing it of committing civil rights violations. Cornell just settled for $60 million: $30 million to the Trump Admin & $30 million in research the Government wants it to do.
November 7, 2025 at 9:42 PM
‪@scibri.com‬‬
Canada makes pitch for US researchers to relocate with $1.7bn in new funding. My story for
@science.org
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Canada’s new budget aims to lure U.S. researchers to relocate
Spending plan also calls for smaller research spending cut than feared
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November 6, 2025 at 1:08 PM
‪@elizabethjacobs.bsky.social‬‬
The all-volunteer Defend Public Health had a draft report done within 72 h showing how we know that children *have not* died from the COVID19 vaccine.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:07 PM
‪Jane Coffin Childs Fund for Medical Research‬‬ ‪@jcchildsfund.bsky.social‬‬
We're excited to support the Everyday Scientists project, connecting scientists with a general audience to share THEIR cutting-edge research. Jamie Garcia, PhD, kicks it off with an intro video: youtu.be/gUsg5JMq7LM?...
November 5, 2025 at 2:06 PM
Dan Perez founded the #FSHD Society to foster research & help patients w this painful & debilitating muscular dystrophy. It was a privilege to have known this brave, caring, smart person who was instrumental in getting research money for FSHD, a strange epigenetics-related disease. Melanie Ehrlich
In Memoriam: Daniel Paul Perez - FSHD Society
Written by Howard Chabner, Board Vice Chair, and shared on behalf of the entire FSHD Society Board of Directors The Board of Directors of the FSHD Society is deeply saddened to announce that Dan Perez...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
For the US Exec. branch “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education,” 9 selective universities were asked to reduce transgender & foreign students’ rights & make other changes to get fed. funding priority & other unclear benefits.
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Trump Funding Plans Could Harm Top Research Universities
Before his administration asked universities to sign a compact in exchange for federal funding priority, the president ordered that grants shouldn’t be given “to a select group of repeat players.” Bot...
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November 4, 2025 at 6:37 PM
Epigenetics: History, Molecules, and Diseases
Epigenetics is one of biology’s most talked-about—& misunderstood—fields. In this groundbreaking new book, John Greally examines what epigenetics truly means for modern molecular biology & human health, cutting through the confusion & hype ($26 or $35).
Epigenetics: History, Molecules, and Diseases
CSHL Press publishes monographs, technical manuals, handbooks, review volumes, conference proceedings, scholarly journals and videotapes. These examine important topics in molecular biology, genetics,...
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November 1, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Libi Marchenkov-Flam, a graduate student at Technion Israel Institute of Technology, gave an excellent talk at the 2025 Epigenetics Society Conference. Read more about Libi's presentation and experience at the conference.

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Last week I had the utmost pleasure presenting my PhD research at the 2025 Epigenetics Society International Conference, held at the Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine in… | Lib...
Last week I had the utmost pleasure presenting my PhD research at the 2025 Epigenetics Society International Conference, held at the Northwestern University - The Feinberg School of Medicine in Chicag...
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October 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
‪@jeremymberg.bsky.social‬‬
New story up on the non-existent banned words from NIH grants (based on my grant title, word cloud analysis) www.statnews.com/2025/10/29/n... #DefendScience
October 30, 2025 at 2:15 PM
‪@jeremymberg.bsky.social‬‬
Story in Being Patient about Alzheimer's disease funding noting the decrease in the funding of number of new projects due, in part, to the number of multiyear funded grants from the National Institute on Aging. beingpatient.com/alzheimers-r... #StandUpForScience
October 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
eric lai Despite Harvard lawsuit outcome, FlyBase NIH grant was not released. If we don't step up, it can go away! Donations site: flybase.org links to IU stock center, but its for FlyBase, pls give! Bloomington Drosophila Stock Center Fund: Giving: My IU: Indiana University
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FlyBase: a database for drosophila genetics and molecular biology
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October 30, 2025 at 2:13 PM
The 2025 Epigenetics Society Special Symposium was a fantastic opportunity for researchers from around the globe to connect, exchange ideas, and explore the latest advances in the field.
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Program | Epigenetics Society | Prof. Dr. Steven A. Johnsen
It was an honor and a real pleasure to take part in the 2025 Epigenetics Society International Conference in Chicago and to represent the Bosch Health Campus, the Robert Bosch Center for Tumor Disease...
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October 30, 2025 at 2:04 PM
The Epigenetics Society held its 2nd international conference, showcasing cutting-edge research. Presentations featured model organisms—from plants & ants to honeybees, mice & humans & multiomic approaches to deliver unprecedented insights into epigenetic regulation. www.esconference25.com/program
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 PM
‪@princess-vimentin.bsky.social‬‬
When misinformation spreads about vaccines, scientists respond. CIDRAP/Vaccine Integrity Project shows data on how vaccines reduced crippling diseases such as polio, small pox, pertussis.
@cidrap.bsky.social has info on vaccines. 🧪 www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lh5h...
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October 24, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Many U.S. universities are dramatically reducing—or suspending—PhD admissions for 26-27. Harvard & MIT, are scaling back their PhD intakes, up to 75%. Brown U. & U. Wash. paused admissions altogether in certain fields. This is due to frozen research grants & reduced support for graduate programs.
October 24, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Highly recommended!
‪Michael E. Mann‬‬ @michaelemann.bsky.social‬‬
My co-author @peterhotezmdphd.bsky.social
& I discussed our new book #ScienceUnderSiege with the great
@mehdirhasan.bsky.social Full 20+ minute interview via Youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sbdt...
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October 22, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Arizona Rejects Compact
Arizona was 1 of 9 colleges offered preference for federal research funding if they overhaul admissisions & hiring, cap internatl enrollment, revise academics, stop criticism of conservatives, freeze tuition. MIT, Brown, Dartmouth, Penn, USC, Arizona & Virginia declined.
October 21, 2025 at 11:54 PM
‪@annikabarber.bsky.social‬‬
Been a rough year for federally funded scientists & I hate to add another tab to this spreadsheet. The shutdown has resulted in cancellation of 161 CSR study sections. 🧪https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1lLEx14q7HKrlYahQYJaN6aHKpMqSMJwX4aenyL5g_ZU/edit?usp=sharing
October 21, 2025 at 10:17 PM
‪@dangaristo.bsky.social‬‬
University of Arizona also rejects, albeit in a conciliatory manner. No comments about academic freedom, just concern that preferential treatment by the government would be anti-merit. 7 of 9 initially contacted universities said no. president.arizona.edu/sites/defaul...
October 20, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Scientist authors of an important book by scientists about the spreading science-denial are interviewed (8 min). Science Under Siege. #DefendResearch #StandUpForScience

Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science
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Authors of 'Science Under Siege' warn of concerted effort to discredit science
From its embrace of dubious research about autism, its skepticism over vaccines and its wholesale rejection of the consensus about climate change, the Trump administration has set off alarm bells within the scientific community. William Brangham spoke with two prominent researchers about "Science Under Siege," their new book chronicling what they argue is a concerted war on science. Watch PBS News for daily, breaking and live news, plus special coverage. We are home to PBS News Hour, ranked the most credible and objective TV news show.   Stream your PBS favorites with the PBS app: https://to.pbs.org/2Jb8twG Find more from PBS NewsHour at https://www.pbs.org/newshour Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://bit.ly/2HfsCD6   Follow us: TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@pbsnews X (formerly Twitter): http://www.twitter.com/newshour Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/newshour Facebook: http://www.pbs.org/newshour   Subscribe: PBS NewsHour podcasts: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/podcasts Newsletters: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/subscribe
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October 9, 2025 at 6:43 PM
So how did NIDA get away with ignoring the Multi-Year Funding mandate?
Jeremy Berg‬ ‪@jeremymberg.bsky.social‬‬
Here is NIDA They were relatively effective in maintaining R01 numbers with little or no multi-year funding, but substantially increased UG1, UG3, and U24 cooperative agreements.
October 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM